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El timo del amor. Estafas eróticas realizadas por mujeres en Costa Rica entre 19...
This work addresses a crime that emerged in Costa Rica between the 1970s and the early 1990s, known as the “timo del amor” (love swindle). It consisted of frauds with erotic connotations in which the victims were men dec...
Learn moreGrooming in online dating romance frauds and scams: A scoping review
This scoping review followed a pre-registered protocol and PRISMA-ScR guidelines. It searched seven scholarly and four grey literature databases, screened 3,454 records, and included 87 publications (54 main, 33 updated)...
Learn moreForensic footprints in digital love: Unveiling romance scams with Maltego and ma...
The study compiles data from open-source scam-reporting sites and Maltego OSINT extraction. Maltego transforms gather website, profile, URL, email, DNS, SSL, hash, IPQS, and linked-account information. Emails and links a...
Learn moreMy Parents Expectations Were Overwhelming: Online Dating Romance Scams Targeting...
The study used episodic narrative interviews with 16 Iranian adults who had experienced online dating romance scams while aged under 18. Participants, aged 14-17 at victimization, were recruited through a Persian-languag...
Learn moreLove Scam: Sejauh Manakah Undang-Undang melindungi Mangsa Love Scam di Malaysia?
This legal-doctrinal study assesses how well Malaysian law protects victims of love scams. It analyzes legislation and prior cases, then compares Malaysian online-fraud law with approaches in Australia and the United Kin...
Learn moreBridging the Protection Gap: Innovative Approaches to Shield Older Adults from A...
This paper uses two hypothetical cases - a technology-support scam and a romance scam - to examine how generative AI could increase the realism, speed, reach, and concealment of scams targeting older adults. Its five-sta...
Learn moreCrypto-Cognitive Exploitation: Integrating Cognitive, Social, and Technological...
This study applied cognitive-vulnerability and social-engineering theories to 204 cryptocurrency-scam reports from California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. Advanced language-model coding achieved a...
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